Commodification of body parts in the global south : transnational inequalities and development challenges / Firouzeh Nahavandi.

London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]

ix, 134 pages ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- The Issue -- Methodology of Research -- References -- 2. Commodification of Human Body Parts -- A Definition of the Commodification of Human Body parts -- A Note on Terminology -- Overview of the Social Sciences Literature -- Classical Grounding -- Gift or Commodity? -- Freedom in Markets or Dehumanization? -- Literature Related to the Working Cases -- References -- 3. Transnational Hair Trade -- Hair as a Commodity -- The Demand -- The Supply -- References -- 4. Transnational Surrogacy -- The Womb as a Commodity -- The Demand -- The Commissioners -- The Desire for a Child -- The Supply -- India, the Most Studied Destination -- Other Destinations -- References -- 5. Transnational Kidney Transplant -- The Kidney as a Commodity -- The Demand -- The Supply -- Poverty, the Cradle of Kidney Selling -- Pakistan's Sellers -- The Philippines' Sellers -- Indian's Sellers -- Bangladesh's Sellers -- Other Countries' Sellers -- References -- 6. Transnational Attraction of Brains -- The Issue -- The Demand -- Selective Migration Policies -- International Graduate Students' Policy -- The Supply -- A Trend Towards Highly Skilled Migration -- The Role of Studying Abroad -- References -- 7. The Commodification of the Human Body Parts in a Development-Related Perspective -- The Issue -- Commodification of Human Body as Development-Related Issue Linked to Poverty and Inequality -- Poverty and Inequality -- Commodification of the Human Body Parts as a Result of Poverty and Inequality -- Commodification of the Human Body Parts as a Source of Development Issues -- The Inequality in Access to Healthcare -- Consequences of the Attraction of Brains and the Brain Drain -- 8. Ending Remarks -- References.